Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Vuilleum.
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1970
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Contr. Gray Herb. 199: 128 (1970)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001130845
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Perezia delicata
- Delicate Perezia
- Perezia
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Perezia delicata (also called Delicate Perezia, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to South America, where it is found in the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. It is found in high-altitude grasslands and shrublands.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Perezia delicata is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks due to its attractive foliage and flowers. It is also used as a windbreak and for soil erosion control.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            The flower of Perezia delicata is a small yellow flower with five petals. The seed is a small, brown, oval shaped seed. The seedlings are small, with a single stem and two small leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                                    
                        Where to Find Perezia delicata
                        
                            Perezia delicata is native to South America.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Perezia genus
                        
                            Perezia squarrosa, 
Perezia pedicularidifolia, 
Perezia lyrata, 
Perezia catharinensis, 
Perezia mandoni, 
Perezia ciliaris, 
Perezia pinnatifida, 
Perezia ciliosa, 
Perezia carduncelloides, 
Perezia coerulescens, 
Perezia scalpellifolia, 
Perezia pygmea, 
Perezia volcanensis, 
Perezia bellidifolia, 
Perezia megalantha, 
Perezia lactucoides, 
Perezia calophylla, 
Perezia poeppigii, 
Perezia eryngioides, 
Perezia carthamoides, 
Perezia sublyrata, 
Perezia linearis, 
Perezia fonckii, 
Perezia spathulata, 
Perezia pilifera, 
Perezia multiflora, 
Perezia kingii, 
Perezia recurvata, 
Perezia purpurata, 
Perezia pungens, 
Perezia fonkii, 
Perezia delicata, 
Perezia dentata,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Asteraceae family
                        
                            Aaronsohnia pubescens, 
Aaronsohnia factorovskyi, 
Abrotanella filiformis, 
Abrotanella rostrata, 
Abrotanella linearis, 
Abrotanella trilobata, 
Abrotanella muscosa, 
Abrotanella inconspicua, 
Abrotanella trichoachaenia, 
Abrotanella caespitosa, 
Abrotanella nivigena, 
Abrotanella pusilla, 
Abrotanella linearifolia, 
Abrotanella papuana, 
Abrotanella rosulata, 
Abrotanella emarginata, 
Abrotanella fertilis, 
Abrotanella spathulata, 
Abrotanella purpurea, 
Abrotanella patearoa, 
Abrotanella submarginata, 
Abrotanella diemii, 
Abrotanella scapigera, 
Abrotanella forsterioides, 
Acamptopappus shockleyi, 
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, 
Acanthocephalus benthamianus, 
Acanthocephalus amplexifolius, 
Acanthocladium dockeri, 
Acanthodesmos distichus, 
Acanthodesmos gibarensis, 
Acanthospermum humile, 
Acanthospermum consobrinum, 
Acanthospermum glabratum, 
Acanthospermum microcarpum, 
Acanthospermum hispidum, 
Acanthospermum australe, 
Acanthospermum lecocarpoides, 
Acanthostyles buniifolius, 
Acanthostyles saucechicoensis, 
Achillea buiana, 
Achillea conrathii, 
Achillea cucullata, 
Achillea styriaca, 
Achillea clavennae, 
Achillea cappadocica, 
Achillea huber-morathii, 
Achillea ptarmicoides, 
Achillea sieheana, 
Achillea barrelieri,